A tender is open in Lebanon covering five grid-connected solar projects with a combined capacity of 350 MW, to be paired with up to 1 GWh of battery storage. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is August 31.
The Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) of Lebanon has kicked off a tender for up to five grid-connected solar projects.
Tender details state the solar projects will have an installed capacity of 350 MW and will be tied to battery energy storage systems (BESS) totalling 1 GWh. The location and exact capacity of each of the projects is yet to be published.
Chosen developers will be responsible for land acquisition or leasing, all required permits and project design, as well as the financing, construction, interconnection, testing, commissioning and long-term operation and maintenance of the project.
The tender also features a call for distributed dual-fired thermal power plants that operate on natural gas as the primary fuel. The plants are expected to have net capacities ranging from 20 MW to 100 MW.
